Jane Williams—Year A Epiphany 4-Easter Prep 1
Welcome to the Gospel Reverb podcast. Gospel Reverb is an audio gathering for preachers, teachers, and Bible thrill seekers. Each month our host, Anthony Mullins, will interview a new guest to gain insights and preaching nuggets mined from select passages of Scripture in that month’s Revised Common Lectionary. The podcast’s passion is to proclaim and boast in Jesus Christ, the one who reveals the heart of God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. And now onto the episode.
Anthony: Hello friends, and welcome to the latest episode of Gospel Reverb. Gospel Reverb is a podcast devoted to bringing you insights from Scripture found in the Revised Common Lectionary and sharing commentary from a Christ-centered and Trinitarian view.
I’m your host, Anthony Mullins, and it’s my delight to welcome our guest, Dr. Jane Williams. Jane is the McDonald Professor of Christian Theology at St. Mellitus College. She helped to found St. Mellitus before being appointed to professor.
She previously taught in both university and theological college settings and has traveled extensively within the Anglican communion, lecturing and preaching. And she has a particular interest in the flourishing of women within God’s church. Jane, thanks for being with us and welcome to the podcast. And since this is your first time with us, we’d like to know you a little bit, your story, and especially, what has you experiencing delight these days?
[00:01:34] Jane: What a lovely question, Anthony, and thank you so much for the infinite invitation to be with you. It’s a real joy. And I think particularly it’s a joy for me. I’m a lay person. I don’t regularly preach, but I do love to write about the lectionary and do that quite a lot. I’ve written quite a lot of lectionary reflections and I’m always amazed at how there’s always fresh insight to come out of Scripture. You think you’ve read it so many times, but it’s always fresh. It’s wonderful.
[00:02:00] Anthony: Yeah.
[00:02:00] Jane: What would you like to know about me? I’m a daughter of missionary parents. I was born and brought up in South India, which, as you know, has a very ancient Christian tradition of its own. They believe their church was founded by the Apostle Thomas. And so, I suppose I’ve always grown up in a Christian world that is bigger than any one denomination and always felt a very strong call to mission. But also, both my parents taught in a theological college in India, so I’m afraid theology runs through my DNA, totally. And I married a theologian as well, so there’s no escaping it.
[00:02:41] Anthony: Yes.
[00:02:42] Jane: So, in terms of that lovely end to your question about experiencing delight in these days — I mean on really different levels — I’m a grandma, which I love. And about to be … our daughter is about to produce a second grandchild. And that is such a really glorious role to have in relation to one’s grandchildren. So, that’s given me huge delight.
I’m also in the process this semester of teaching a course on doctrine, particularly centering around the Nicene Creed. Why do we describe God like this? And it’s a real joy to see students putting together things that they know and always believed and prayed and interacted with in the character of God. But putting it together and getting a bigger and bigger and bigger picture of how glorious God is. That kind of teaching is a great joy.
[00:03:38] Anthony: Isn’t it a joy to know that we are in a grand story that is carried on long before us and will go long after us as the creeds teach us.
Jane: Absolutely.
Anthony: That we’re a part of. And I celebrate your grandchildren. I hav
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